once upon a time ~ ancient world

Description
Historic fiction in chitons and togas. Ancient greece, ancient rome, ancient egypt and so forth
1
I, Claudius [and] Claudius the God
by Robert Graves
526 members
4 reviews
½ 4.3
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
2
Memoirs of Hadrian ; and, Reflections on the composition of Memoirs of Hadrian
by Marguerite Yourcenar
3,008 members
68 reviews
4.1
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
3
Julius Caesar (New Folger Shakespeare Library)
by William Shakespeare
2,831 members
22 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
inge87, aulsmith
4
The Silver Pigs
by Lindsey Davis
2,604 members
88 reviews
3.8
2 Members
nessreader, NinieB
5
The Last of the Wine
by Mary Renault
1,842 members
30 reviews
4.1
2 Members
inge87, nessreader
6
Helena
by Evelyn Waugh
849 members
17 reviews
½ 3.6
2 Members
inge87, nessreader
7
Salammbô
by Gustave Flaubert
2,141 members
32 reviews
½ 3.7
2 Members
nessreader, nagasravika.bodapati
8
Quo Vadis
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
3,990 members
73 reviews
4
2 Members
inge87, nessreader
9
Roman Blood
by Steven Saylor
1,650 members
42 reviews
3.8
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
10
Bridge of Birds
by Barry Hughart
2,695 members
101 reviews
½ 4.4
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
11
Creation: A Novel {restored}
by Gore Vidal
884 members
17 reviews
4
2 Members
aulsmith, nessreader
Explanations
aulsmith: I found this a slow read, but it does cover the entire ancient world
12
I, Claudius
by Robert Graves
10,133 members
181 reviews
4.2
Member
NinieB
13
Beacon at Alexandria
by Gillian Bradshaw
460 members
17 reviews
4.2
Member
nessreader
14
Winter quarters
by Alfred Duggan
124 members
7 reviews
3.9
Member
cf66
15
The Forgotten Legion
by Ben Kane
617 members
21 reviews
3.8
Member
cf66
16
The Wife of Pilate and Other Stories
by Gertrud von le Fort
50 members
1 review
5
Member
inge87
17
Death Comes as the End
by Agatha Christie
3,213 members
67 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
NinieB
18
The Egyptian
by Mika Waltari
2,447 members
59 reviews
½ 4.3
Member
cf66
19
Antony and Cleopatra
by William Shakespeare
6,237 members
71 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
20
Sword and Serpent
by Taylor Marshall
88 members
1 review
3.9
Member
inge87
21
The Crown of Violet
by Geoffrey Trease
76 members
7 reviews
½ 3.6
Member
nessreader
22
The King Must Die
by Mary Renault
2,967 members
61 reviews
3.9
Member
aulsmith
23
Render Unto Caesar
by Gillian Bradshaw
139 members
6 reviews
3.8
Member
nessreader
24
The Alexander Trilogy
by Mary Renault
336 members
2 reviews
4.2
Member
nessreader
25
Die Hermannsschlacht
by Heinrich von Kleist
54 members
½ 3.4
Member
inge87
26
Siddhartha
by Hermann Hesse
31,432 members
420 reviews
4
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Ancient India
27
Eagle in the Snow
by Wallace Breem
410 members
17 reviews
4.1
Member
inge87
28
The Last Days of Pompeii
by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
2,140 members
26 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
nessreader
29
Fire from Heaven
by Mary Renault
2,483 members
35 reviews
3.9
Member
aulsmith
30
Blood Games
by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
441 members
4 reviews
3.8
Member
nessreader
31
The Ides of March
by Thornton Wilder
1,080 members
17 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith: Another slow read, but well written
32
Sejanus
by David Wishart
114 members
3 reviews
3.8
Member
nessreader
33
Lavinia
by Ursula K. Le Guin
2,595 members
104 reviews
3.9
Member
nessreader
34
Scipio
by Ross Leckie
182 members
2 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
nessreader
35
Carthage
by Ross Leckie
97 members
3
Member
nessreader
36
The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony
by Roberto Calasso
2,020 members
22 reviews
4
Member
nessreader
37
The Red Tent
by Anita Diamant
18,160 members
401 reviews
4
Member
nessreader
38
The Song of Achilles
by Madeline Miller
20,601 members
617 reviews
4.2
Member
nessreader
39
Hypatia
by Charles Kingsley
254 members
4 reviews
½ 3.3
Member
nessreader
40
Boudica: Dreaming the Eagle
by Manda Scott
968 members
28 reviews
3.9
Member
nessreader
41
Jocasta: Wife and Mother
by Brian Aldiss
14 members
2 reviews
4
Member
nessreader
42
Of Merchants and Heroes
by Paul Waters
101 members
5 reviews
½ 3.7
Member
nessreader
43
The Last King of Lydia
by Tim Leach
40 members
4 reviews
½ 3.5
Member
nessreader
44
The Sweet Girl
by Annabel Lyon
175 members
7 reviews
½ 3.4
Member
nessreader
45
Julian
by Gore Vidal
2,081 members
38 reviews
4.1
Member
nessreader,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : I wouldn't count Byzantium as the ancient world
46
The Just City
by Jo Walton
1,171 members
82 reviews
3.8
Member
nessreader,aulsmith
Explanations
aulsmith : I would call this more speculative fantasy rather than historical fiction about the ancient world